Each year, the University of Oklahoma campus comes together to take part in the Big Event, a day set aside to give back to our community through service. This year, OU SPE and faculty and staff from the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy volunteered their time to make this effort a success. 19 members of […]
With fall in Oklahoma one can count on three things: the start of school, OU football and the return of tailgates on the plaza. For seven years, MPGE has hosted, in conjunction with industry friends, tailgates prior to each home football game. This year, a new partnership began with Dover Artificial Lift, spearheaded by Dover’s […]
On Thursday, October 27, OU’s Women in Petroleum and Geological Engineering (WPGE) hosted their third annual Plant a Seed dinner in the Scholar’s Room of the OU Memorial Union. Bringing together faculty, students and alumni, the event focuses on planting a seed of awareness about the challenges faced by women in the oil and gas […]
MPGE’s efforts to enhance student learning through hands-on experience continue to add value to the program with the addition of a portable well control simulator from Drilling System LLC, named Drill Sim 50 (pictured below). As a compliment to the full-sized National OilWell Varco offshore simulator, MPGE will be able to offer a more holistic […]
SPE Oklahoma City section provides various opportunities for students to attend monthly technical talks at reduced rate. These talks often involve Subject Matter Experts and SPE Distinguished lecturers. The section also has specialized study groups on various disciplines such as drilling, reservoir and production. As a new initiative to engage students with industry experts, assistant […]
For the fourth year in a row, OU has been represented by a team of students in the Alberta Energy Challenge, an international business case competition that focuses on the unique challenges and opportunities within the energy sector. Taking place on the beautiful campus of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, teams research and develop […]
The American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA) held their 50th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium in Houston, Texas, June 26-29. This was a special year for OU faculty and students in attendance because MPGE Professor Emeritus Jean-Claude Roegiers not only served as a keynote speaker but was recognized with a lifetime achievement award for his contributions to the field […]
For the sixth year, the Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy was able to organize an Improved Recovery Techniques summer, study abroad course. Led by Dr. Deepak Devegowda, thirteen MPGE students stayed and studied in beautiful Puebla, Mexico from May 14 through 29 through OU’s newest Study Abroad Center on the campus of Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado […]
Eric Noguez wraps up our journey to Romania by telling us about their last day of class and the wonderful feast they had at Dr. Teodoriu’s house. I wonder if he would be willing to cater the next MPGE function? On our final day of class, we began the morning by visiting OMV Petrom in […]
Amanda Knaup tells us about the groups visit to the Black Sea. You may notice an additional person in the pictures. That is Adonis Ichim, one of Teodoriu’s graduate students who met up with the group while presenting with Dr. Teodoriu at the conference. We traveled to Constesti on the coast of the Black Sea in order […]